Canoe building

We have previously covered plans for plywood kayaks and PDFs to help you build your own boat. Today, we are going to highlight 15 free canoe plans you can build this week along with PDF building guides for each. A canoe build is a great off-season project for those of you that are wrapping up ... Read more

Learn how to build a canoe with these wooden canoe plans from WWGOA

When building a cedar strip canoe, red cedar strips are one of the larger components of the total material cost. This is an estimate of the cost for red cedar strips.

One does not have to be a naval architect to understand the basic principles of canoe design. They are relatively simple, yet vitally important – especially to the builder. The curves of a well-designed canoe are its calling card – a proclamation of the kind of paddling it does best.

Canoe plans from Ashes include all the information you need to build a cedar strip canoe. Learn what you get and what you don't when you order from us.

Stich & Glue Plywood Canoe: Hi! I developed the urge to build my own canoe/kayak. It took a while to get the courage for the undertaking, and my research took me down several possible avenues. Eventually, with the tools, time and money I had on hand, I settled on a "stitch &a…

Building My Cedar Strip Canoe: Spring was just starting to arrive in northern Minnesota, and after a long winter, I was getting anxious to get back out into my little wood shop and start another project. Having more time than money on my hands, the project had only two crit…

Stickleback may be among the smallest of small boats, but it would be just the right boat to overcome the limitations of all of my larger vessels.

Building a Cedar Strip Canoe in My Garage: I posted an Instructable a couple months ago for the first canoe I built. I just finished my second canoe and wanted to share the full video series I made for it. This first video is a montage of the entire 8-month process from start to finish. The …

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